Junior Reid

Delroy "Junior" Reid is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer active in music since the late 1970s. In 1986 he was recruited as lead vocalist for the reggae group Black Uhuru following the departure of longtime frontman Michael Rose, appearing on the Grammy-nominated album Brutal (1986), followed by Positive (1987) and Black Uhuru Live in New York (1988).

Reid departed Black Uhuru in 1988, citing difficulty establishing his own vocal identity within a group closely associated with Rose's style, along with internal difficulties in the band. He returned to a solo career and, in 1990, released the self-produced album One Blood on his own JR Records label, featuring a backing band that included keyboardist Tony "Asher" Brissett, saxophonist Dean Fraser, and drummer Cleveland Browne.

The title track, "One Blood," was inspired by Reid's observations of racial tension between Black communities and police in England, hostility within Kingston's inner cities, and reports of gang warfare between the Bloods and Crips in Los Angeles. The song became a widely covered rallying cry for unity and has been sampled by hip-hop acts including Wu-Tang Clan and The Game, cementing Reid's crossover reputation among dancehall and hip-hop audiences alike.